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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Maj. John Wilson
This Battalion's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - Sixth Army Corps
Division - 2nd Division, 6th Corps
Brigade - 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Corps
Unit history
Owing to reduction in numbers, the regiment was consolidated on 18 July 1862, into a battalion of five companies.
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #102: Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 4 PM
Tablet #72: Smith's Division, Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 19 Sep, 9 AM
After the Antietam Campaign
Five new companies joined it in October to bring it back up to Regimental strength.
References & Notes
Size information from Phisterer.1
We have 2 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Pvt | Anderson, John | WIA 09/17 |  |
| F&S | Maj | Wilson, John |  |
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1 Phisterer, Frederick, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 6 volumes, Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1909-12, pg. 270 [AotW citation 378]